Costa Rica or Edmonton? Ontario couple chooses whirlwind trip to see Oilers in Stanley Cup final
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From Australia to Ontario, fans are coming from far and wide to cheer on the Edmonton Oilers in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final.
For the first time in 18 years, a Stanley Cup final game is about to be played in Edmonton and the excitement in the city is palpable.
Hockey fans are coming from far and wide to cheer on the Edmonton Oilers, including Richard Fairhead who flew all the way to Oil Country from Brisbane, Australia (via Vancouver) to attend Games 3 and 4.
“I’m a very diehard fan,” Fairhead said as he arrived at YEG Thursday morning after a 19-hour journey.
Originally from Edmonton, Fairhead moved to Australia 16 years ago and has been following the team from afar ever since. During this playoff run, Fairhead has been watching the games in the middle of the day from work.
The minute the Oilers secured their place in the Stanley Cup final, Fairhead booked his trip home.
“I was flying for work. I landed. There was eight minutes left. We won the game. I went through security, booked my (airline) tickets right then and there. Didn’t have tickets to the game, didn’t care, and here I am. We managed to get tickets for both 3 and 4,” he explained.
Fairhead has never been to Rogers Place, and is pumped to see what the playoff atmosphere is like and how it compares to the last time the team made it all the way to the Stanley Cup final.
That was 18 years ago. Fairhead went to a game in the third round of that series and the environment was electric inside the city’s former arena.
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